Aircraft



Oct. 21, 1930. l R. g. MoNJous-rr: 1,778,906

. AIRCRAFT Filed Oct. ll, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet l By man.

I A tforney R. E. MoNJousTE 1,778,906

oct; 21, 1930.

AIRCRAFT 3 meets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 1l 1929 1 a Y l 1| i g E Y T11 l IIL f Inventor DE/VE.' oM/ousrf.

1 By A torney Oct. 2l, 1930. R. E. MoNJousTE 1,778,906

- AIRCRAFT Filed Oct. l1, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet -3 Inventor j yRENE*EsrRMMoNiroUsTEgornswYORK, Yintr. y f j Y jr rfjAmQRAiT1-g l if:Application flieg-octet@ 1i, lesa.' f sy'errii irofeaasfi... A A l ,y y'A This invention'relates to'improvementsin HReferring tothe'drawingspby reference l aircrafts ^and more (particularly tov thecharacters, thel numeral lOdesignates my nn'- heavier than air type. y fi v provedfalr oraftin its ,entirety andwhich 1s'V `The primaryobjectof..the invention vreofthe biplane typefandpincludes yannxupperp Y`5 sidesin a passenger `carrying aeroplane cleand lower rectangularorsquare shap'edlwing 55` i bleto a position to span thespace'within thenaled therein for the steering of ythey craft..

signed'to; increase .the'safet'y of the craft in [structures 1p1 and y12 suitably.' .spaced bygla flight and v in landing, Aitbeing'understood similar shapedlframe' structure-13 and having* that theweight .of aeroplanes of this typeA central openings therein. `.Thefront `andvbaclradds rto the danger-in edectingV a safe .and portionsofthe upper and lower frame struc- 1.0` smoothflanding under/certainconditionsaf turesfare provided^withthe.usual ailerons Another Objectisthe provision of an` aero- 14 while. risingfrom th'eupp'er frame struc#lf 'l y plane embodyinga f square orv rectangularl `ture are fins orstabilizers 15., the lowerWingL shaped WingY structure, anda flexiblesheet structureQlQ "and adjacent :portion yof thev` v i l normallyin-arolled up position, but mova-l upper wing structure having rudde-rsljour j conlinesofthe.wingY whenlanding, the same Any system ofcontrolforthe'rudders ltand acting asia-resistance to-gradually'jeasethe ailerons yniayfbe provided: and itfis notfbe descent of the craftwhen thepropelling mo,-

lieved necessarytoelaboratefon thisaconstrnc-V tors have beenfshutpif.f, 'y 'y tion.7 fj v Afu'rther-object is to provide an aircraftvExtendingforeand aft of.

for passengerservice and-which isconstructture and `in'terp'iosedbetween the upper and ed to meet the comforts and pleasure vof the;lower wings are cabin'structures l.1,7 and'lS passengers. c -v srespectively disposed atreven@distances.fronfi.`

Astilljfurther object is tofprovide--a conithelongitudinal .centeroffthejwing.;y ,Thesei liewinglstruc-l" 70l 'f y cal shieldvor casingabout the propellingvmocabin structures may house'. thefpassengers' 75"f1 tors to reduce the head resistance and to proand` members,of'the'crew and/may contain ai. tect the drivingv propellersthereagainst. pilots roomandchart'hrom at thelforwardv With these andother objects'in view,the end thereof*` from-which they craft; mayfzbe'invention resides'in the certain novel con-l naviga'te'd,y Thel roof ofthe cabin structures'-y struction, combination and arrangement vofvlfandllSfarefprovidedfwithnglasslwindows'sV y parts, the essentialfeatures of which are V19whilefthe'sidesfofthesa-mefaresimilarly."v -lhereinafter fully described, are particularly providedgwithtransparent.` Windows-12O;fr` pointed out in lthe appended claims, andare the' purpose of admitting' lighttothe'ginterior illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, ofthe cabin andfor thexconveni-enceofthe" 'inwhich: c passengers infvewngthe, surreimdngscen# g5' Figure l is aperspective view of my imery. .An lenclosedbridge: 21 spans-thexltwol.proved aircraft showingf't'he iiexible-sheetcabin:,structures'1T-Sand*118approximately` in a rolledv up orinoperative position.' midwayibetweenftheirends'for fthepurpose'of" l,919V same.

FigureQ is a side elevational View of theestablishing!communication.betweenjthetwo f cabins. r dFropellersQQextend -f'rorin'theoppojgoV Figure 3 is a view similar to Figurel but siteps'idesof the cabin structures A 'nc/reasef" showing the`flexible sheet inran operative or` tli'estabilityfofthe craftmayfbei'driven Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectional of the wing"structfure inI-terxmediatefthe upper y l view on the line 4-4 ofFigure. v and'lowefr. ,wingssupport'tanksQ 23.*fro'r`gthe 95 f Figure 5an enlarged. detail sectiona sto'rage'f' ofwaterand fuelandualredisposedlj 1 view through one of the motor casings.jsofiastoequalizethe'weightvon opposite f des Figure 6 is a top planview showing the` ofithe axial centerof themacchine." fr', Iii. meansactuating the flexible sheet to an op? Mounted/'b"tweenfthef'upperfand'lower f 59l erative and inoperative position. lstructuresfbotli/foreand'aft;arefconialr lilo 1 shaped casings 24,having their pointedends A "casings serve to house the propellingmotorsV 25. Y' rlhe conical casings 24arerigidly mounted'in the 'framework-13 and may be reinforced by cablesor guy wires26 .which have theirother ends tothe pointed end fof the motor housing., Thedrlvingw-propellers are lixedlyy mounted tothe motor sha'ftandf y aredisposed'just beyond the Vopenjends ofthe r Y casing as clearly shown inFigures A2- and 5 of the drawings so thatfthewtipV-endspfjthe propeller'Vextend beyond the sides of the vcasing.jil-twill be'A understood thata-sxthe air craftfis' flying in a forwardy direction the l headwinds or'air resistance upon `the motors u underside'of the upper. wingstructure llat 5. is .greatly decreased without interfering '2OV p Y Theunderside softhecraft 1s provided wit-h'theefliciency ofthepropellers.E;V

with suitable landing gears 2 8 at the forward and rear ends: of thesame. and when used as landl craft, the landing'. gear may include theusual wheels whilevfor a water craft theV Vsame may be provided-withpontoons'.

'- J ournaled in bearings 28` provided on the'k the front'side `thereof-is a roller 29to which. oneuend'of a flexible sheet `30 is fixedly at-`.tachedi and which sheet is of a width'ainlA length to span the openspace within the con- 1 fines .ofgtheupperi wing.structure.V Electricmotors 3l 'are operatively connected to-lthe roller 29 .toimp'a'rtwinding and unwinding movement to the strip 30.9?Alfso fixed to theiunderside ofztlieupper wing structure directlyAoppo-siteltheside onwhich the roller 29 is journaled isa shaft 32 journaled in bear?k ings33 Y and. driven by electric.motorss y 34. .The shaftV 32 carrieswinding'spools changes in construction may be made if de- Sired withoutin any way departing from the spirit of my invention,Y and I thereforedo not l limit myself to the exact details shown and described7 nor toanything less than the` whole i "ofmy invention,` limited :onlyby theappend- 1 one endconnectedto the frame-structure and" v l I clairnas newanddesireto secure by LettersV Patentis f rectangu'larVV shapedwingsfand cabin struc- -turesinounted between said upper andlower wingsandV disposed parallel toopposite sidesv f 1.: lnvan `air craft;'spacedfupperand'lower thereof, and a bridge spanning jsaid cabin 1structures forestabhshlng.communicationbeJ tween the same. i f Y 2n lnan air craft, spaced upper andlower rectangular shapedi'wings havingacentralv Y opening, `and cabin structures mountedfb'e 'i tween saidupper and lower'fwings and-'dis- `posed parallel to oppositeVsides'thereof,` af

roller j ournaled on onefside'ofjsaidfupper wingya iiexible sheethavingone end fixed to said roller, and. means for pulling upon the freeend of said sheetfto extend the" same to span the vspace within the'confines-ofthe up-'y- Per wing structure vt0 close said opening. s

In an air craft,`afframe.structurespaced` upper andylowerwingsoffsquareconfiguration 1n plan supported by Vsaid"frame struc'.-

l ture having central openings'A therein,- spaced parallel cabinstructuresdisposed between i front and rearportions of 'saidupper andlower wings `and extending parallel vto the sides ofthe same. 1 Y a x1 llIn testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

' Y RENEfESTREMV MONJOUSTE;

or: reels 35 to which oney endof cables: i

36a.re `lixedly connected,v the oppositeends of the'cable beingYattached to the free edge ofV Vthe flexible vstrip 30 asiat 37. It willthus be seenthat when the craft is vdescendingto make aV landing, andthe flexible stripl 30 is in a l wound up. condition on theshaft 29 thatby startingfthe motors 31 and 34:, theflexible Y .y lstrip willbeunwound-fromthe roller 29 and. pulled in a rearward direction@across`the spacefby the cables 36 winding on the reels 35.

` When the strip 30 has'been fullyunwound` to space theyareawithin theconfinesof the top .jv-ing' structure, thesame acts inthe same ca!pacity as aparachute in buildingup a resist-Vw anceto cause the craft toglide smoothly and motors 3l and34 be of the reversible type rewoundlupon the beeneeoted.,v w :While I have shown what I deemV vto-be the gpmost desirable embodiment of my inventim,r

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